{"id":140198,"date":"2025-02-17T02:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=140198"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:58:39","slug":"young-male-northern-harrier-lifting-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/02\/17\/young-male-northern-harrier-lifting-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Male Northern Harrier Lifting Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

I honestly don\u2019t know why I\u2019ve never shared this photo of a young male Northern Harrier lifting off from the ground at Farmington Bay WMA<\/span><\/a> in Utah until now.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung male Northern Harrier lifting off from the ground \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/3200, ISO 320, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

The first-winter harrier gave me a terrific, dynamic pose as it lifted off from the snow-covered ground. I had great eye contact with the bird, and the light was beautiful. In some respects, it\u2019s a dream shot, and I enjoy looking at this image.<\/p>\n

Maybe I was swamped with a project, racing to meet a deadline, or just worn out from the nonstop news about a pandemic on the horizon that had us all on edge. Maybe I got interrupted after editing this photo that day, and it slipped my mind. I don\u2019t know for sure.<\/p>\n

What I do know for sure?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Is that it does not bother me that today I am sharing a Northern Harrier photo I took five years and one month ago. It’s still a compelling Northern Harrier image.<\/p>\n

Besides, I’d share photos even older than that, and I have, if I felt like they met my standards. Sometimes, even if they don’t, if they fit into what I’m writing about.<\/p>\n

I have to admit, I wish I weren\u2019t having trouble getting high-quality Northern Harrier<\/span><\/a> photos right now. Here, they just seem to stay out of my reach. I hope that changes because I adore photographing these raptors.<\/p>\n

This week looks like the weather could get nasty starting Tuesday, so I may be pulling more photos from the past and sharing them here. That\u2019s not a bad thing. At all.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my Northern Harrier photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I honestly don\u2019t know why I\u2019ve never shared this photo of a young male Northern Harrier lifting off from the ground at Farmington Bay WMA in Utah until now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,1022,697,348,26],"tags":[2663,765,2450,4052,4122,5943,2783,3164,4067,4944,4062,4094,767,4006,153,4050,4328,5428,4095,373,4193],"class_list":["post-140198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-farmington-bay-wma","category-northern-harriers","category-utah","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-circus-hudsonius","tag-first-winter","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-ground","tag-harrier","tag-harriers","tag-immature","tag-lifting-off","tag-male","tag-marsh","tag-marsh-hawk","tag-northern-harrier","tag-raptors","tag-snow","tag-snowy","tag-taking-off","tag-wetlands","tag-winter","tag-young"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t